Your School Can Save A Life

Athletic and academic leaders in our community have been instrumental in helping the EP Save A Life Foundation to find youth at risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). We have partnered with area schools to provide thousands of cardiac screenings to San Diego teens, which have identified hundreds of kids with undetected heart abnormalities—literal ticking timebombs.

How you can help? Host a free screening.

WHY High school communities are wholly focused on the well-being of their teens. It’s exactly the right environment in which to provide them a service and insight that could literally save lives. While high school athletes are 60% more susceptible to SCA, any teen could unknowingly be at risk. Our goal is to screen at least 1,000 students at each event.

WHO A screening must have support from school administration, athletics, teachers, boosters, PTA, ASB and parents. The screening must be fully promoted throughout the high school community. Our School Tool Kit provides turnkey resources necessary to reach participation goals. High schools often invite neighboring schools to co-host, though any teen can participate with proper registration.

HOW Parents register students for screening through the EP Save A Life website, download the screening packet and bring a completed copy with permission waiver to the event.

WHERE Screenings require an open area for registration that is close to classrooms where actual screenings are held. We normally require about six classrooms plus access to a break room for volunteers.

WHAT We require about 25–30 tables sturdy enough to lie on, 30 chairs and power outlets in each classroom. Your school provides about 40 volunteers who will be divided into two shifts (we provide the medical volunteers), plus refreshments, breakfast and lunch to accommodate up to 100 people.

WHENTo accommodate our volunteer medical team, screenings are held on Saturdays or Sundays from 9 am to 3 pm, with access to the site available from 7 am to 5 pm for set-up and tear-down.

Download School Toolkit

Our toolkit contains a checklist of resources you can use to promote the heart screening throughout your high school community.School Toolkit

What Schools Have to Say

“Granite Hills High School had been previously affected by SCA with the unexpected loss of Ciara Horton-VanDerVliet. The free heart screenings conducted by the EP Save a Life Foundation provided such a valuable service to the families of our community. The positive attitudes and dedication of all of the volunteers was extremely impressive.”

“After hearing about Eric and learning more about SCA/D, I knew we had to offer screenings. The way I see it, there is no other option. We can save a life, period. But we also save a family, a school, and a community from a tragedy that is preventable.”

"The free cardiac screening held at Ramona High School was a "no brainer" for our school and community. The chance to get such a fantastic internal evaluation of a young heart insures health or offers a warning before something terrible could happen. I do not see why everyone does not do this."

—Damon Baldwin, Athletic Director, Ramona High School

"When I heard about these heart screenings, I immediately wanted this opportunity for the teens in Escondido. The tragedy of losing a child to Sudden Cardiac Arrest is unimaginable. If there is a possibility that one child is saved then there was no question that this event needed to take place. The professionalism, caring and dedication of all the volunteers that participated in this event was incredible."